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You may have asked yourself:
“I’ve been trying to stay excited, but I just feel discouraged. How can I enjoy my genealogy and find more success?”
Researching alone can be tedious and discouraging.
In this episode, Jesse and Tom will show you how working with others online and in person can recharge your family history research and help you discover more information about your family.
You will learn how to use collaborative websites like wikis, forums, and online community family trees to connect with other people who may be searching the same family tree.

You may have asked yourself:
“I keep finding the same records over and over again. What am I doing wrong?”
“I feel like I’ve found these records before, but I am not positive. How can I avoid wasting effort looking for things I’ve already found?”
When research is not written down or good notes are not kept, it can be easy to repeat the work you’ve already done.
In this episode, Jesse will show you the importance of writing things down and keeping good notes.
You will learn what to record and how to record it so you don’t do the same research over and over.

You may have asked yourself:
“I find lots of great information, but when it comes time to write it in my pedigree or share it with someone else, I can never find it. What can I do to keep better track of my hard work?”
Poor organization and poor note keeping can result in frustration, mistakes, lost information, and more work. In this episode, Jesse and Tom will show you some examples of organizational systems for genealogical information and the benefits of developing your own.
You will learn how to find a system that works for you and organize your digital and physical files so you can find your records easily.

You may have asked yourself:
“I’ve been doing a lot of research by myself, but I still haven’t been able to locate the records I am looking for. Is there anyone searching the same records that might have more information?”
“Is there anyone else searching my same family tree who might be able to get me more information or with whom I can share information I have found?”
Even with patient and diligent searching, records can often be difficult to find when working alone.
In this episode, Jesse and Tom will show you how online resources and genealogical societies can help you connect with people who may be researching your same ancestor.
You will learn how to locate and use different resources, and how to work with other people in various parts of the world.

You may have asked yourself:
“How do records end up online?”
“What is indexing?”
"How can I help?"
“Who does the indexing for all of our records?”
In this episode, Jesse and Tom will show you what indexing is, how it can help with family history research, and how you can participate in indexing.
You will learn how indexing records can help you improve your handwriting recognition, lead you to new records, and allow you to help others find their ancestors.

You may have asked yourself:
“If I know an ancestor’s name, what should I look for next to find the person’s records?”
Pinpointing locations can help you know where to look for your ancestor’s records.
In this episode, Jesse and Tom will show you how maps, atlases, and gazetteers can help you locate your ancestors.
You will learn the difference between the three tools and how to use them effectively to improve your search results.

Did you know that FindMyPast and FamilySearch have been working together on major genealogical records collections in order to more quickly build significant databases including links to images of original records? Learn about these joint-projects and much more, to enhance your abilities to navigate and quickly find and prove ancestral connections in the British Isles, Ireland, USA and Australia.

This is a series of 3 classes:
Using the Danish Demographical Database (37 minutes) - Objective: To learn how to access the indexed census information on the website.
Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (28 minutes) - Objective: To learn how to access the digitized census records.
Extracting Genealogical Information (38 minutes) - Objective: To learn how to read the basic genealogical information found in census records. You can use the lobby button in the left hand bar to skip between the different classes.